Upgrade to Oneworld Ruby status with ease

If you enjoy traveling as much as I do, you‘ll love this travel hack - it lets you achieve oneworld Ruby status without the need to accumulate tier miles.

To give you some context, I work full-time and am primarily based in the UK, which means I rarely travel for business. As a result, the only way for me to earn tier points is through personal travel - a challenge when factoring in both cost and limited annual leave.

So, how does someone like me get to enjoy perks like free seat selection and business class luggage check-in across oneworld airlines? Well, that’s exactly what you’re about to find out!

The first step is to obtain Marriott Bonvoy Silver status, which you can get by signing up for the Marriott Amex credit card. Alternatively, you can aim for Hilton Gold or IHG Gold status by enrolling in a Founders Card membership.

Once you’ve secured an upgraded hotel status, the next step is to visit this link to apply for a status match. Keep in mind that a fee is required for the application.

Now to answer the most important questions

1. What are the benefits?

2. How much is this realistically going to cost me?

First you’re going to need one of these

FoundersCard membership

Sign up today and don’t rush to purchase a plan and wait to be offered a discount - one you’re good to go, you can head into their library of offers and upgrade to Gold on IHG & Hilton Honors hotel programs.

This cost me: £156.20

Use my referral to sign up

Or:

Marriot Bonvoy Card

This costs around £95 per year

The end result: